"DPS works every day to help make Texas roadways safer for all travelers, and taking dangerous drivers off the road significantly improves our ability to achieve that goal," said DPS Director Steven McCraw. "Thanks to this Labor Day enforcement period, officers were able to remove impaired drivers from highways and prevent potentially deadly crashes."

DPS Highway Patrol troopers made 1,682 DWI arrests during the Labor Day enforcement effort, and 218 of those arrests were a direct result of the increased patrols funded by the TxDOT grant.